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pirate wires #139 // NPR and PBS are stripped of federal funding, and trump’s unprecedented (!) authoritarian (?) assault on “free speech” (public $$$ for bureaucrats)
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pirate wires #139 // NPR and PBS are stripped of federal funding, and trump’s unprecedented (!) authoritarian (?) assault on “free speech” (public $$$ for bureaucrats)
Total culture victory (itty bitty living space)
After years of negotiating, Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the President and King of Abu Dhabi, has successfully convinced Disney to open a new park in Abu Dhabi — entirely funded by the emirate. Yesterday, Disney’s stock spiked 10% on the news. The park “will have a castle and modernized versions of some classic Disney rides,” reports the NYT, “along with new attractions tailored to the climate and local culture.” A ton of cool Aladdin shit, in other words? Well, congrats to everyone involved. But it’s sort of a bummer that we can barely lay down rail, while foreign kings are begging our most talented creative men and women to build for them abroad. I was promised a Golden Age. I’m not saying we need to pay for all of it, but it’s time to set aside a few thousand acres, clear the land of regulations, and let our most talented builders cook. At home.
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Tuesday, Wall Street Journal revealed U.S. intelligence agencies have been ordered to ramp up spying operations to “identify people in Greenland and Denmark who support U.S. objectives for the island.” Which, cool, except that getting your spy apparatus plans immediately leaked defeats the entire purpose of having spies?? Anyway, Denmark aside, spying on Greenland is the wrong approach — only 56,000 people live there. You don’t need to be James Bond, just go to one of the country’s six bars and ask locals who’s a fan of the orange man. Or how about an old-fashioned, pro-American psyop? How much would it really cost to flood Greenlanders’ Instagram feeds with Johnny Bravo, old Westerns, MAGA bikini babes, and Top Gun ads? Better yet, go direct: pay these people money until they become our friends. There’s no need to overcomplicate things (or get your idiotic surveillance program publicly announced).
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While Bernie and AOC were touring arenas to “fight oligarchy,” billionaire Democrat mega-donor Alex Soros and his new wife, Huma “Wiener’s Sloppy Seconds” Abedin, were flaunting their sleek NoHo penthouse in a recent New Yorker feature on living rooms. In the photoshoot, Soros lounges in a villainous sofa chair while Abedin stands stiffly beside him, both radiating creepiness and misery from their glassy perch. It is here where Alex holds court, coaching cheery Midwestern teachers that pickup trucks and football talk are the keys to favorability among swing state peasants. You’re one of the guys, Tim. Let’s see you wave to the crowd… ok that needs work. Remember when you’re fighting those oligarchs, AOC: your side’s got ‘em too, and try as you might to cover that up… eventually they’ll get a new luxury bathroom remodel that’s simply to die for, and good luck getting the freaks to shut up about it.
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pirate wires #138 // disney’s true legacy is the innovation of the charter city, and america’s path to the golden age begins with the resurrection of his vision
Mike Solanathe robots — now able to operate in U.S. institutions like prisons, police forces, and military sites — are developed for the PLA, support remote surveillance and streaming, and store data in china
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an interview with eric zhu on launching a start-up from his high school bathroom, creating the sperm race, and why he’s so good at going viral
150 employees generated $14 billion in profit — $93 million per employee — in 2024, leading some to conclude tether is running the most efficient business on earth. how does the stablecoin firm do it?
Bridget Harrisdo technologies like IVF set the evolutionary stage for a human species increasingly reliant on, and adapted to, technological means of reproduction?
Neeraja Deshpandean information war playing out behind the scenes on wikipedia reveals an alleged short seller network behind the tesla protests
Ashley Rindsbergivy league schools have become breeding grounds for chaos. palantir wants to give 18-year-olds another option.
Blake Dodgea solo operator can now launch a $1b business powered by ai. our economy's critical dividing line is no longer skill or education — it's will.
Gian Segatopirate wires #139 // NPR and PBS are stripped of federal funding, and trump’s unprecedented (!) authoritarian (?) assault on “free speech” (public $$$ for bureaucrats)
american transit projects cost five to ten times more than our international counterparts' while taking years longer to complete. here's why — and how we can build again.
Brian Nuckolspirate wires #138 // disney’s true legacy is the innovation of the charter city, and america’s path to the golden age begins with the resurrection of his vision
Mike Solanathanks to a 1992 law, americans have been subject to unsatisfying, low-flow showers for decades. it's time to accelerate.
Rob L'Heureuxit costs $93,064 to attend brown university. the annual budget deficit is $46 million. i wanted to know where the hell all the money was going.
Alex Shiehlet immigrants bid for citizenship, pay cash dividends to americans — and beat china
Matt Mirelesa group of x-rated gay artists are returning rap to its politically incorrect roots — and amassing millions of (mostly straight) fans in the process
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